The Lone Martin & Buzzards

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Anthony Neira
Posts: 1319
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:12 pm
Location: San Antonio /Texas
Martin Colony History: Started in 1992 From neighbors old 1950-60's colonies. Have 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 4 MPP Poles, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals ,& 2 S&K 11" WITH Troyer Porches ready for 2019 Season !

Today I looked up ( :shock: :lol: ) & saw a Lone PM flying & circling over my back 2 house calling for any stragglers, & then to my 6 front houses in my southern front yard, the poor PM was headed south ( of course ! :roll: :oops: ) ahead of the "Cool" front headed our way here in San Antonio Tx. early Tuesday morn. AND right after the PM, went south a Batch (?) of Buzzards (6 of them ) were also headed south, VERY COOL INDEED ! Perhaps they prefer their meals a Little Warmer !! :wink:
PMCA Member, 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals + Tunnels, & 2 S&K Bo 11"s WITH Troyer Porches ! 4 MPPs, For 2019 Season !! :grin: Started in 1992 from Older '50-'60s Colonies.
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C.C.Martins
Posts: 3368
Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
Location: Corpus Christi Tx
Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.

Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member

too cool, and just in time too! pays to keep those houses up to the very last. Our hummingbirds left yesterday, havnt seen any at all. funny how they know.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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taxidermy lady
Posts: 2988
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:21 am
Location: IL/Ellis Grove
Martin Colony History: Started trying to attract purple martins in 2012! It's finally happened in 2017! 5 years!!! ASY male and SY female came May 1st, fledged 5 babies!

Those buzzards are his body guards! :grin:
Sharon from southern Illinois
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dbutz
Posts: 5
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:50 pm
Location: Indiana
Martin Colony History: 2023 2nd yr. of new colony. Landlord years ago for about 10 yrs until a move. Have this colony 60 miles from home on our private property (20 acres).

Yes, the old Buzzards here in Indiana will go south when the road kills start to decrease !! :lol:
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dbutz
Posts: 5
Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:50 pm
Location: Indiana
Martin Colony History: 2023 2nd yr. of new colony. Landlord years ago for about 10 yrs until a move. Have this colony 60 miles from home on our private property (20 acres).

Forgot. They are called Turkey Vultures here in Indiana.
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Anthony Neira
Posts: 1319
Joined: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:12 pm
Location: San Antonio /Texas
Martin Colony History: Started in 1992 From neighbors old 1950-60's colonies. Have 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 4 MPP Poles, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals ,& 2 S&K 11" WITH Troyer Porches ready for 2019 Season !

Thanks Tom, I didn't see any hummers this morn., but our news paper Nature person tells us to go ahead & keep the nectar up ! :???: , What IS a Group of Humming Birds called any way ? & for that matter, a group of Buzzards/Vultures ? :???: :grin: I'm too lazy to look it up ! :oops:
Hey Sharon :lol: All they need are Shades & ear pieces ! :grin: :grin: ( ala "The Far Side " 8) comic strip ! But those were Hawks !)
Thanks for reminding me, dbutz, they ARE also called Turkey Vultures here in TX ! :grin:
They STILL remind me of my ALL TIME favorite song ( actually JAZZ ) from the theme/opening music to the '60s Cartoon " Jonny Quest ! :grin:
Even though it was a Condor, & Not a Vulture ! :grin:
Thanks again ! All !
PMCA Member, 8 Trio 6 Room Houses, 1 Heath Deluxe Gourd with Troyer Porch, 8 NatureLine Gourds with Troyer Porches, 5 Troyer Horizontals + Tunnels, & 2 S&K Bo 11"s WITH Troyer Porches ! 4 MPPs, For 2019 Season !! :grin: Started in 1992 from Older '50-'60s Colonies.
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